South Dakota State, coming off an open date on their football schedule, has moved up another notch in both national FCS polls.
For the first time in MVFC history, four league schools are ranked in the Top 7 of the FCS poll. North Dakota State, Illinois State, UNI and South Dakota State represent the league in the Top 7 of both the FCS coaches rankings and the STATS top-25 poll.
Six teams are ranked in the Top 25, as Youngstown State (13/12) and Indiana State (22/23) join the other four to represent the MVFC. It marks the third-straight week this year, and 15th overall, that the league has had six or more teams ranked.
| STATS FCS Top 25 | ||||
| Team (First-Place Votes) | W-L | Pts | Prev | |
| 1 | Jacksonville State (93) | 2-1 | 3834 | 1 |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina (36) | 3-0 | 3676 | 2 |
| 3 | North Dakota State (17) | 2-1 | 3555 | 4 |
| 4 | Illinois State (2) | 2-1 | 3353 | 5 |
| 5 | Villanova (4) | 2-1 | 3346 | 6 |
| 6 | South Dakota State (6) | 2-0 | 3049 | 7 |
| 7 | Northern Iowa | 2-1 | 3029 | 9 |
| 8 | Chattanooga | 2-1 | 2585 | 10 |
| 9 | James Madison | 3-0 | 2522 | 12 |
| 10 | Liberty | 2-1 | 2460 | 15 |
| 11 | Eastern Washington | 1-2 | 2358 | 14 |
| 12 | Sam Houston State | 0-2 | 1905 | 3 |
| 13 | Youngstown State | 2-1 | 1861 | 16 |
| 14 | Montana | 1-2 | 1675 | 8 |
| 15 | Montana State | 1-1 | 1612 | 11 |
| 16 | Fordham | 2-1 | 1601 | 18 |
| 17 | Portland State | 2-0 | 1446 | 19 |
| 18 | Eastern Kentucky | 1-1 | 1013 | 21 |
| 19 | Richmond | 2-1 | 993 | 22 |
| 20 | Cal Poly | 1-2 | 758 | 17 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | 1-2 | 753 | 13 |
| 22 | Indiana State | 2-1 | 723 | 23 |
| 23 | Southeastern Louisiana | 2-1 | 702 | 20 |
| 24 | Harvard | 1-0 | 549 | 25 |
| 25 | McNeese State | 2-0 | 502 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Stony Brook 335, William & Mary 263, Lamar 257, Northern Arizona 171, North Dakota 79, Samford 73, South Dakota 64, North Carolina A&T 42, Alcorn State 41, Western Illinois 36, Furman 35, Bryant 32, Idaho State 19, South Carolina State 8, Towson 8, Southern University 6, Dartmouth 4, Bethune-Cookman 4, Tennessee State 4, Southeast Missouri State 3, Princeton 2, Jacksonville 2, Charleston Southern 1, Sacred Heart 1.
| FCS Coaches Poll | ||||
| Team (First-Place Votes) | W-L | Pts | Prev | |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina (18) | 3-0 | 631 | 1 |
| 2 | North Dakota State (4) | 2-1 | 617 | 2 |
| 3 | Jacksonville State (3) | 2-1 | 591 | 4 |
| 4 | Villanova | 2-1 | 579 | 3 |
| 5 | Illinois State | 2-1 | 531 | 6 |
| 6 | Northern Iowa | 2-1 | 483 | 11 |
| 7 | South Dakota State (1) | 2-0 | 481 | 8 |
| 8 | James Madison | 3-0 | 477 | 10 |
| 9 | Chattanooga | 2-1 | 438 | 12 |
| 10 | Liberty | 2-1 | 410 | 14 |
| 11 | Eastern Washington | 1-2 | 349 | 15 |
| 12 | Youngstown State | 2-1 | 328 | 16 |
| 13 | Montana State | 1-1 | 296 | 9 |
| 14 | Sam Houston State | 0-2 | 277 | 5 |
| 15 | Montana | 1-2 | 260 | 7 |
| 16 | Fordham | 2-1 | 239 | 19 |
| 17 | McNeese State | 2-0 | 231 | 21 |
| 18 | Portland State | 2-0 | 220 | 20 |
| 19 | Southeastern Louisiana | 2-1 | 164 | 17 |
| 20 | Richmond | 2-1 | 147 | 23 |
| 21 | Eastern Kentucky | 1-1 | 126 | 22 |
| 22 | Cal Poly | 1-2 | 114 | 18 |
| 23 | Indiana State | 2-1 | 112 | 25 |
| 24 | New Hampshire | 1-2 | 78 | 13 |
| 25 | William & Mary | 1-1 | 45 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Harvard 42, Northern Arizona 34, Samford 28, South Carolina State 23, Charleston Southern 21, Stony Brook 20, Towson 20, North Carolina A&T 14, Alcorn State 8, Furman 7, Lamar 5, Western Illinois 3, Jacksonville 1.
